Because each song is so well written, and the lyrics are so clever and poignant, this central 69 Love Songs node has been constructed to index each song (**not** namespaced).

This particular noder is not really predisposed to noding the lyrics to every song he's ever heard, but because Merritt has been able to so wonderfully depict every stage of love in these 69 songs, I hope is that they will not only beautify Everything but also provide a handy source of nodes that you can softlink to in order to very nicely express a particular feeling.
Editor's note: In September 2003, we removed cpoyrighted texts. The lyrics to Stephen Merrit's 69 Love Songs fell victim to that change in policy.

69 Love Songs is Merritt's masterpiece. It still astounds me that a man cut 2:50:00 of music I like, music that manages to be hilarious, embittered, heartfelt, and playful in two consecutive songs. Some noders have made comparisons between Stephin Merritt and Morrissey, kind of apt given their tendencies for drama, but Merritt's ability to balance self-parody with earnestness makes 69 Love Songs a real pleasure (whereas The Smiths, one of my favorite bands, can be pretty grating).

As for comparisons to Merritt's other work: I really like The 6ths's Wasps' Nests (another album of rotating singers] and The Charm of the Highway Strip (another theme album), although both of those lack the variety and depth of 69 Love Songs. "Take Ecstacy With Me" is the one song that ought to be appended. Really, there is nothing, and will never be anything, quite like this album.

I am not going to append a whole song list; rather, I am going to node songs (not whole lyrics, don't shoot) about which I have non-stupid things to say. Right now, that's none of them.